Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:17:29 +0200 From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: ohauer@FreeBSD.org Cc: Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports UIDs Message-ID: <1308086249.84213.11.camel@hood.oook.cz> In-Reply-To: <4DF7CF8E.7000703@FreeBSD.org> References: <201106141639.p5EGdJ2k003510@repoman.freebsd.org> <1308083456.84213.7.camel@hood.oook.cz> <BANLkTi=FeXUcAxE8ReP%2BJtJWxSGoVTEiOA@mail.gmail.com> <4DF7CF8E.7000703@FreeBSD.org>
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Olli Hauer p=ED=B9e v =FAt 14. 06. 2011 v 23:15 +0200:
> On 2011-06-14 22:41, Chris Rees wrote:
> > 2011/6/14 Pav Lucistnik <pav@freebsd.org>:
> >> Maybe I missed something, but why do we need nobody user here, when we
> >> already have it in default master.passwd on every new installation?
> >>
> >> $ grep nobody /usr/src/etc/master.passwd
> >> nobody:*:65534:65534::0:0:Unprivileged user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nol=
ogin
> >>
> >=20
> > Because the code in bsd.port.mk fails if a group is in GROUPS but not G=
IDs.
> >=20
> > Of course, I realised as you pointed that out that it's unnecessary,
> > because the nobody reference isn't in GROUPS, so not parsed by that
> > code.
> >=20
> > Should I remove the line in UIDs / GIDs?
> >=20
>=20
> I think it's not a bad Idea to have even the default system
> users in ports/GIDs ports/UIDs.
What for? They will never be added to the system (because group of same
name is already present)
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Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
<pav@FreeBSD.org>
It also explains why paper clips just lie there while you look at them,
but as soon as you turn your back, they run away, giggling wildly, and
transform themselves into coat hangers.
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